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Officers arrived to find a man with multiple gunshot wounds in a nearby alley, according to Seattle police. Witnesses reported seeing a woman running from the area right after the shooting. They also reportedly told police they saw the shooting victim toss a gun in some bushes near the location cops found him.

Firefighters took the man to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, Lt. Harold Webb said. However, police say he is expected to survive his injuries.

911 call takers later received a call from a 19-year-old woman who claimed she shot the man. She waited for officers to arrive at her location.

After interviewing her, police learned that she was meeting the man -- a former boyfriend -- to return a gun of his. However, she found him charging at her armed with another gun, reports say. The woman fired at him, hitting him in the leg, according to police.